The document profiles women entrepreneurs in Region 1 of the Philippines based on various government data sources from 2003-2007. Some key findings include:
- Over 50% of new business registrations and participants in DTI training programs were women.
- Women comprised over 60% of entrepreneurs in sectors like processed food and over 50% in trading.
- Various government agencies like DTI, TESDA, DOLE, and DSWD provide support programs focused on skills training, financing, and marketing assistance to help develop women's entrepreneurship in the region.
- With continued support from programs targeting women entrepreneurs and harnessing their potential, their prospects for success and contribution to the regional economy are promising.
Brief overview of challenges and developments in the countries of the Easter...Valya Chudovskaya
Brief overview of challenges and developments in the countries of the Eastern Partner region – advancing the women's entrepreneurship policy and practice
This study evaluated the extent of inclusion and participation of Women in Human capacity Building of a State in
Nigeria. One hundred female business owners who graduated from skill acquisition centres of Abia state were
randomly sampled to determine access to capacity building programmes, relevance of skills offered in programmes
and type of business operation. Results showed that the 30% women affirmation policy as implemented by Abia
State Government is an important factor in women entrepreneurial development. The Human Capacity building of
Women entrepreneurs are tailored as stop gap. Even as petroleum producing state with strong financial base, her
human capacity building strategies lack depth and are less consistent with entrepreneurial goals of women with
tertiary level education. Irrespective of the state cosmopolitan status the human capacity building strategies are
challenged by male dominated bureaucracy and cultural perception of female roles. A significant number (68% ) of
women endorsed government policies. Seventy (70%) percent of women with tertiary education level viewed the
skills offered in human capacity building as irrelevant to their training needs and entrepreneurial
aspirations.Financial independence and Technology knowledge base influenced choice of business operations. The
service sector was observed as the predominant choice of women.Empowerment support facilitation was suggestive
of gender disparity in capacity building programmes
The High-Level Committee (or the Xaxa Committee) constituted by the Prime Minister's Office in August 2013 to look into the Socio-Economic, Health and Educational Status of the Tribals of India. It submitted its findings in May 2014.
Brief overview of challenges and developments in the countries of the Easter...Valya Chudovskaya
Brief overview of challenges and developments in the countries of the Eastern Partner region – advancing the women's entrepreneurship policy and practice
This study evaluated the extent of inclusion and participation of Women in Human capacity Building of a State in
Nigeria. One hundred female business owners who graduated from skill acquisition centres of Abia state were
randomly sampled to determine access to capacity building programmes, relevance of skills offered in programmes
and type of business operation. Results showed that the 30% women affirmation policy as implemented by Abia
State Government is an important factor in women entrepreneurial development. The Human Capacity building of
Women entrepreneurs are tailored as stop gap. Even as petroleum producing state with strong financial base, her
human capacity building strategies lack depth and are less consistent with entrepreneurial goals of women with
tertiary level education. Irrespective of the state cosmopolitan status the human capacity building strategies are
challenged by male dominated bureaucracy and cultural perception of female roles. A significant number (68% ) of
women endorsed government policies. Seventy (70%) percent of women with tertiary education level viewed the
skills offered in human capacity building as irrelevant to their training needs and entrepreneurial
aspirations.Financial independence and Technology knowledge base influenced choice of business operations. The
service sector was observed as the predominant choice of women.Empowerment support facilitation was suggestive
of gender disparity in capacity building programmes
The High-Level Committee (or the Xaxa Committee) constituted by the Prime Minister's Office in August 2013 to look into the Socio-Economic, Health and Educational Status of the Tribals of India. It submitted its findings in May 2014.
Presented by Nalini Singh of ARROW
Reclaiming & Redefining Rights ICPD+20: Status of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Asia Pacific (2013)
htp://www.arrow.org.my/publicaNons/ICPD+20/ICPD +20_ARROW_AP.pdf
Predictors of Women Participation in Entrepreneurial Activities in North Cota...Pflcw Secretariat
Dr. Sindaolan D. Galla, GAD Director of University of Southern Mindanao, discussed their research findings on women entrepreneurial activities in North Cotabato
Thank you to Governor Vilma Santos, Mayor Vilma Dimacuha, Batangas PSWDO, Councilor Agnes S. Ramirez, Anacorita Portugal, Wendah Katrina Dolor and members of LCW Batangas Province for making the 10th General Assembly of PFLCW a successful and star-studded one!
More than 5 years after Magna Carta of Women was enacted, let us revisit some of its provisions and identify issues that need to be addressed for improvement of its implementation.
Ms. MARIDEL PALPAGAN, Chief of Business Development Division of the Department of Trade and Industry, Zamboanga del Norte shared various ways of establishing partnership with DTI, availing of their funds for business, and strategies to sustain SMEs.
Atty. Ana Luz Cristal, President of Women in Nation Building, gave an orientation on various women's rights during the 11th General Assembly of the Philippine Federation of Local Councils of Women (PFLCW) in Dipolog City.
Dr. Milagros Fernandez, a retired medical doctor from the Department of Health and now a Vice President for Mindanao of PFLCW, explained the inclusion of health provision in the Magna Carta of Women. #11thGA #PFLCW
DOLE Regional Director Sisinio Cano discuss new programs of the government to fund women-initiated livelihood projects during the 11th General Assembly of PFLCW in Dipolog City
Enhancing Women’s Access to Markets: An Overview of Donor Programs and Best ...Dr Lendy Spires
“It is necessary to take a multi-dimensional perspective on poverty reduction. This includes ‘bottom-up growth strategies’ to encourage the broad-based rise of entrepreneurial initiatives” (UNIDO 2003:9). Women are a significant economic entrepreneurial force whose contributions to local, national and global economies are far reaching.
Women produce and consume, manage businesses and households, earn income, hire labor, borrow and save, and provide a range of services for businesses and workers. Women also produce more than 80 percent of the food consumed in Sub-Saharan Africa, 50-60 percent of all staples in Asia, and generate 30 percent of all food consumed in Latin America (see Annex 2, Box 8).
Women represent an increasing proportion of the world’s waged labor force and their activity rates are rising. In Africa, Asia, and Latin America, they are over one third of the officially enumerated workforce (WISTAT 2000). Women-run businesses can be found in emerging sectors such as the production and marketing of consumer goods, commercial banking, financial services, insurance, information services, communications, and transport.
As owners of SMEs, women furnish local, national and multinational companies with ideas, technology, supplies, components, and business services (Jalbert 2000). These activities are likely to prove fundamental as developing economies transition from primarily agricultural to industrial production and become more urbanized. Furthermore, as economies liberalize and open their borders, women-owned and operated SMEs are engaging in international trade—enhancing the prominence and visibility of women entrepreneurs globally.
Understanding how women access markets as producers and wage laborers is likely to prove critical for fostering pro-poor and inclusive economic growth. Analyzing where women are in the global supply chain and documenting the resources they use and transform will provide information about how to strengthen local economies and maximize forward and backward linkages.
Finally, reducing barriers to market access and enhancing women’s productivity will necessarily benefit both economies and households. Entrepreneurship and investment influence the rate and pattern of growth, the types of forward and backward linkages that develop in an economy, the labor demanded, and the human capital investment required to meet these labor demands (Ravallion 2004; Ranis, Stewart, and Ramírez 2000). Rapid growth can contribute to poverty reduction where that growth is broad-based and inclusive (OECD 2004).
Presented by Nalini Singh of ARROW
Reclaiming & Redefining Rights ICPD+20: Status of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Asia Pacific (2013)
htp://www.arrow.org.my/publicaNons/ICPD+20/ICPD +20_ARROW_AP.pdf
Predictors of Women Participation in Entrepreneurial Activities in North Cota...Pflcw Secretariat
Dr. Sindaolan D. Galla, GAD Director of University of Southern Mindanao, discussed their research findings on women entrepreneurial activities in North Cotabato
Thank you to Governor Vilma Santos, Mayor Vilma Dimacuha, Batangas PSWDO, Councilor Agnes S. Ramirez, Anacorita Portugal, Wendah Katrina Dolor and members of LCW Batangas Province for making the 10th General Assembly of PFLCW a successful and star-studded one!
More than 5 years after Magna Carta of Women was enacted, let us revisit some of its provisions and identify issues that need to be addressed for improvement of its implementation.
Ms. MARIDEL PALPAGAN, Chief of Business Development Division of the Department of Trade and Industry, Zamboanga del Norte shared various ways of establishing partnership with DTI, availing of their funds for business, and strategies to sustain SMEs.
Atty. Ana Luz Cristal, President of Women in Nation Building, gave an orientation on various women's rights during the 11th General Assembly of the Philippine Federation of Local Councils of Women (PFLCW) in Dipolog City.
Dr. Milagros Fernandez, a retired medical doctor from the Department of Health and now a Vice President for Mindanao of PFLCW, explained the inclusion of health provision in the Magna Carta of Women. #11thGA #PFLCW
DOLE Regional Director Sisinio Cano discuss new programs of the government to fund women-initiated livelihood projects during the 11th General Assembly of PFLCW in Dipolog City
Enhancing Women’s Access to Markets: An Overview of Donor Programs and Best ...Dr Lendy Spires
“It is necessary to take a multi-dimensional perspective on poverty reduction. This includes ‘bottom-up growth strategies’ to encourage the broad-based rise of entrepreneurial initiatives” (UNIDO 2003:9). Women are a significant economic entrepreneurial force whose contributions to local, national and global economies are far reaching.
Women produce and consume, manage businesses and households, earn income, hire labor, borrow and save, and provide a range of services for businesses and workers. Women also produce more than 80 percent of the food consumed in Sub-Saharan Africa, 50-60 percent of all staples in Asia, and generate 30 percent of all food consumed in Latin America (see Annex 2, Box 8).
Women represent an increasing proportion of the world’s waged labor force and their activity rates are rising. In Africa, Asia, and Latin America, they are over one third of the officially enumerated workforce (WISTAT 2000). Women-run businesses can be found in emerging sectors such as the production and marketing of consumer goods, commercial banking, financial services, insurance, information services, communications, and transport.
As owners of SMEs, women furnish local, national and multinational companies with ideas, technology, supplies, components, and business services (Jalbert 2000). These activities are likely to prove fundamental as developing economies transition from primarily agricultural to industrial production and become more urbanized. Furthermore, as economies liberalize and open their borders, women-owned and operated SMEs are engaging in international trade—enhancing the prominence and visibility of women entrepreneurs globally.
Understanding how women access markets as producers and wage laborers is likely to prove critical for fostering pro-poor and inclusive economic growth. Analyzing where women are in the global supply chain and documenting the resources they use and transform will provide information about how to strengthen local economies and maximize forward and backward linkages.
Finally, reducing barriers to market access and enhancing women’s productivity will necessarily benefit both economies and households. Entrepreneurship and investment influence the rate and pattern of growth, the types of forward and backward linkages that develop in an economy, the labor demanded, and the human capital investment required to meet these labor demands (Ravallion 2004; Ranis, Stewart, and Ramírez 2000). Rapid growth can contribute to poverty reduction where that growth is broad-based and inclusive (OECD 2004).
Encouraging women entrepreneurs for jobs and development Women’s Entrepreneurship Development Today, more and more women entrepreneurs are starting businesses and they now account for a quarter to a third of all businesses in the formal economy worldwide. However, the great majority are very small or micro enterprises with little potential for growth. Otherwise, women entrepreneurs are under-represented in enterprises of all sizes, and the bigger the firm the less likely it is to be headed by a woman. Societal attitudes and social beliefs inhibit some women from even considering starting a business, while systemic barriers mean that many women entrepreneurs stay confined to very small businesses often operating in the informal economy. This not only limits their ability to earn an income for themselves and their families but restricts their full potential to contribute to socio-economic development and job creation. The World Bank’s World Development Report 2011 suggests that productivity could increase by as much as 25% in some countries if discriminatory barriers against women were removed. Removing these barriers, such as discriminatory property and inheritance laws, cultural practices, lack of access to formal financial institutions, and time constraints due to family and household responsibilities, will create greater opportunities for sustainable enterprises run by women. This in turn will contribute to women’s economic empowerment and gender equality as well as helping to generate sustainable growth and jobs. While removing barriers is essential, investment is equally vital. Investing in women is one of the most effective means of increasing equality and promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth. Investments in women-specific programmes can have significant knock-on effects for development, since women generally spend more of their income on the health, education and well-being of their families and communities than men do. While targeted measures can bridge the gap for women, it is also essential to remove discriminatory aspects of economic and social policies and programmes that may impede women’s full participation in the economy and society.
A Conceptual Model of Skills Formation for Knowledge-based Economy in AfricaWesley Schwalje
The African Regional Action Plan on the Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE) was developed in association with the Second African Regional Preparatory Conference for the World Summit on the Information Society held in Accra, Ghana in February 2005. The political will for knowledge–based economic development has been reinforced consistently since 2005 by subsequent communiqués and regional meetings that have convened key stakeholders (Union 2006; Union 2010). The ARAPKE presents a continent wide, coordinated strategy to transition towards knowledge-based economic development. ARAPKE highlights the need for economic integration into the global economy which is increasingly dominated by knowledge-based industries. The African vision of knowledge-based economic development calls for collective effort to achieve the following objectives:
• To use information to accelerate development, induce good governance, and foster stability;
• To provide wellbeing and increase employment, reduce poverty, and empower underprivileged groups;
• To enhance the natural capital and human capacity of the region and minimize internal inequalities;
• To further benefit from information by fully becoming part of the global information society (Union 2005).
Similar to other regions of the world, the African vision for knowledge-based economic development is at the nexus of economic, political, and social objectives related to national competitiveness and economic policies that support innovation, technology development, entrepreneurship, workforce skills development, adoption of high performance organizational structures, and ICT infrastructure development (Planning 2010). Rischard (2009) observes several common development objectives, job creation, economic integration, economic diversification, environmental sustainability, and social development, which have underpinned successful transitions to knowledge-based economies elsewhere that are also reflected in the ARAPKE. As is articulated in the African vision, a vital precursor to knowledge-based development is human capital development that is conducive towards developing a society characterized by skilled, flexible, and innovative individuals nurtured through quality education, employment, and broadly accessible life-long learning opportunities (Planning 2010). In the 1960s, Becker (1994) underscored the critical link between human capital and economic growth when he observed “Since human capital is embodied knowledge and skills, and economic development depends on advances in technological and scientific knowledge, development presumably depends on the accumulation of human capital.” More recently, Kuruvilla and Ranganathan (2008) show that, given sufficient skills levels, a development strategy based on the export of low-cost and high-end knowledge-based services is a viable alternative to the more traditional low-cost export-oriented manufacturing strategies for developing countries. Thus, the movement of many developing countries towards knowledge-based economic development inevitably requires the transition to more effective skills formation systems.
Lack of effectiveness of skills formation systems to produce high-level skills serves as a constraint to knowledge-based economic development. Adaptability and congruence of skills formation systems and constituent actors in response to factors such as economic development, skill demands of employers, technological progress and industrial strengthening, and macroeconomic trends is critical to knowledge-based development (Schwalje 2011). However, many countries in Africa are caught in a ‘low-skills equilibrium’ which is characterized by “a self-reinforcing network of societal and state institutions which interact to stifle the demand for improvements in skill levels (Finegold and Soskice 1988).” The African countries that have escaped the low skills equilibrium and formed higher skills based economies now face a poor match be
Educational qualifications of entrepreneurs and performance in small and medi...ResearchWap
ABSTRACT
The study examined the effect of educational qualifications on entrepreneurs and performance of small and medium scale enterprises in Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. In this study, relevant and extensive literatures were reviewed under sub-headings. The descriptive research survey was used in the assessment of the opinions of the selected respondents with the adoption of the questionnaire and the sampling technique. A total of 100 (One Hundred) respondents were selected and used as samples for this study, the respondents were made up of (50 males and 50 females). A total of four null hypotheses were generated and used in this study using both the percentage frequency counts and the t-test statistical tools at 0.05 level of significance. At the end of the data analyses, the following results were generated: hypothesis one found that there is a significant effect of educational qualifications and performance of entrepreneurs in small and medium enterprises in Lagos State Nigeria, hypothesis two showed that there is a significant gender difference in the management of small and medium scale enterprises due to educational qualifications of the entrepreneurs in Lagos State while hypothesis three indicated that the effective management of small and medium scale enterprises significantly depend on the educational qualifications of the entrepreneurs in Lagos State, Nigeria and finally, hypothesis four revealed that there is a significant gender difference in the successful management of small and medium scale enterprises in Lagos State, Nigeria
co-operatives are financial institutions. there are many cooperatives established in Nepal. this slide explain all the issues and different co operatives in Nepal and their performance.
Financial Literacy and Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises ...ijtsrd
There is a perception that SMEs in Nigeria tends to lack skills and knowledge needed to run their businesses profitably. This also tend to have direct impact on the financial performance of SMEs as the small business owners may not be proficient in financial education. This paper examined the role of financial literacy in enhancing the financial performance of SMEs among selected firms in Lagos State. In order to achieve the objective of this paper, some research questions were raised and hypotheses formulated. Various literatures relating to financial literacy and financial performance were reviewed in ordered to establish a relationship between the two constructs under investigations. The study made used of primary data sourced from questionnaires administered to respondents. The research design adopted was survey research design and correlational research design. Three hundred and eighty four SMEs firms were selected from the twenty local government councils in Lagos State. The ordinary least square regression technique was used to analyze the role of financial literacy in enhancing the financial performance of SMEs. The result of the analysis revealed that a relationship exist between financial literacy and financial performance. The study further revealed that SMEs in Lagos State are lacking in financial education poor in financial knowledge weak in cash flow management lack financial discipline amongst others. It is therefore concluded that lack of financial literacy have undermined the financial performance of SMEs in Lagos State in particular and Nigeria in general. The study recommends that SMEs should engage the services of accountants and also send their owners and managers to attend accounting courses, trainings and seminars to provide the necessary basic knowledge of financial education to enable SMEs grow financially. Oguh Festus. A. | Adjene Veronica E. | Onaghise Osagie C. "Financial Literacy and Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMES) among Selected Firms in Lagos State" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-2 , April 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd55089.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/management/accounting-and-finance/55089/financial-literacy-and-financial-performance-of-small-and-medium-enterprises-smes-among-selected-firms-in-lagos-state/oguh-festus-a
Gender Role in Performance of Small Scale Industry, Factors Affecting Women E...iosrjce
To identify the effect of the gender of owner on the small scale enterprise performance in Delhi (India)
is significant to investigate the relationship between gender and performance, and the difference in performance
between male owned and female owned businesses were stated. Using parametric statistical techniques
such as PLCC, the gender not only significantly effects the performance of the small business but shows a significant
difference in the levels of performance between male owned businesses and females owned businesses.
The National Foundation for Women Business Owners reported that between 1987 and 1994, the number of
women-owned businesses grew by 78% and women-owned firms accounted for 36% of all firms. Although the
growth in the number of women-owned businesses is encouraging, the size of such businesses remains small in
terms of both revenues and number of employees, especially in comparison to male-owned businesses quite often
because of the lack of financial .Women owners still face hard challenges in small scale industries and the
factors which influence the performance of female entrepreneur have been easily investigated by field study of
various small scale industries in disparate locations in Delhi and confronted with several policies recently formulated
for supporting the growth of small scale industry.
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY UNEMPLOYMENT?BE A KEY MEASURE OF THE HEALTH OF THE ECONOMY. ... MANY GOVERNMENTS OFFER UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TO CERTAIN UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
DO WE MEAN BY UNEMPLOYMENT?
The term unemployment refers toa situation when a person who is actively searching for employment is unable to find work. Unemployment is considered to be a key measure of the health of the economy. ... Many governments offer unemployment insurance to certain unemployed individuals who meet eligibility requirements.
Employment and unemployment in Ghana The relevance of economic growth is measured by its effect on the quality of life of the citizenry through the creation of sufficient good quality jobs. The section gives an overview of the Ghanaian labourmarket from the perspective of employment and unemployment since 1984. It provides a snapshot of the current and the changing trend with regard to the level and quality of employment and the changing pattern of unemployment in Ghana over three decades.
Tahseen Consulting’s Wes Schwalje Leads Panel on Female Retention in the GCC ...Wesley Schwalje
Schwalje outlines 5 key challenges that GCC countries must overcome to keep women in the labor force
One of the most widely reported challenges that GCC countries and companies now face is the retention of highly qualified female employees. Retention can be particularly problematic as women try to strike a balance between familial responsibilities and succeeding in the workplace. Schwalje asked the panel to reflect on five key challenges: overcoming social perceptions about occupations traditionally dominated by males, implementing female-friendly workplace policies, enabling work-life balance, developing family-friendly facilities, and articulating clear career trajectories for women.
Panel members included Khawla Al Mehairi, Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communication, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Khaled Al Khudair, Founder, Glowork, and Deborah Gills, Chief Executive Officer, Catalyst. A copy of Tahseen Consulting’s analysis supporting the criticality of addressing the five panel focus themes is below along a with video that captures Schwalje’s thoughts on the way forward.
Entrepreneurial development of rural and tribal womenPflcw Secretariat
ARMM-DILG Assistant Secretary Pearlsia Ali-Dans presented the status of entrepreneurial development of rural and tribal women during the 11th General Assembly of PFLCW in Dipolog City
MUTUAL FUNDS (ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund) BY JAMES RODRIGUESWilliamRodrigues148
Mutual funds are investment vehicles that pool money from multiple investors to purchase a diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds, or other securities. They are managed by professional portfolio managers or investment companies who make investment decisions on behalf of the fund's investors.
MUTUAL FUNDS (ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund) BY JAMES RODRIGUES
Women entrepreneurs cy2010
1. Women Entrepreneurs:
Profile, Status and
Prospects in Region 1
FLORANTE O. LEAL, CESO III
Regional Director
Department of Trade and Industry
Region 1 – City of San Fernando
2010 PFLCW 8th
General Assembly
Sison Auditorium, Provincial Capitol
Lingayen, Pangasinan
11 November 2010 – 10:15 AM
2. SME Profile in the Region
(CY 2003-2007)
*BNR Data CY 2003-2007, DTI RO1
SIZE NUMBER %
Share
Micro 75,229 98.57
Small 908 1.19
Medium 137 0.18
Large 46 0.06
TOTAL 76,320 100%
3. Profile of Women Entrepreneurs
Based on Business Name Registration
(CY2003-CY2007)
Data shows there were more
female Business Name Registrants
within the 5 year period
*BNR Data CY 2003-2007, DTI RO1
Year Total BNR Male %
Share
Female %
Share
2003 13,954 5,887 42.19 8,067 57.80
2004 15,451 6,472 41.89 8,979 58.10
2005 15,326 6,562 42.82 8,764 57.17
2006 16,244 7,028 43.27 9,216 56.72
2007 15,345 6,466 42.14 8,879 57.85
5. Profile of Women Entrepreneurs
Based on DTI Assisted SME’s in Region 1
(CY 2007)
Sector Total Male % Share Female % Share
GTH 179 89 49.72 90 50.28
Processed Food 1,294 483 37.32 811 62.68
Handloom 100 40 40.00 60 60.00
Home Furnishing 394 210 53.29 184 46.71
Grand Total/
% Share to Total
1,967 822 41.78 1,145 58.22
6. Profile of Women Entrepreneurs
Based on the Number of Participants Attended the DTI
Training Programs (CY 2003-2007)
* SME Programs CY 2003-2007, DTI RO1
Year Client’s Training Total Male %
Share
Female %
Share
2003 Skills (Basic/Upgrading)
Managerial
Entrepreneurial
4245 2273 53.55 1972 46.45
2004 Skills (Basic/Upgrading)
Managerial
Entrepreneurial
2842 1004 35.32 1838 64.68
2005 Skills (Basic/Upgrading)
Managerial
Entrepreneurial
2412 846 35.07 1566 64.03
2006 Skills (Basic/Upgrading)
Managerial
Entrepreneurial
3352 1577 47.04 1775 52.96
2007 Skills (Basic/Upgrading)
Managerial
Entrepreneurial
3244 951 29.31 2293 70.69
% Share to Total 16095 6651 41.32 9444 58.68
7. Profile of Women Entrepreneurs
Based on Overseas Employment
Available Data of NSO, Region 1
*NSO Data CY 2005, Region 1
Total Male %
Share
Female %
Share
402,000 136,000 33.83 266,000 66.17
CY 2005
8. Profile of Women Entrepreneurs
Based on OWWA Assisted Clients CY2007
*OWWA Data 2007, Region 1
Province Total Male %
Share
Female %
Share
Ilocos Norte 265 83 31.32 182 68.68
Ilocos Sur 5 1 20.00 4 80.00
La Union 15 5 33.33 10 66.67
Pangasinan 336 134 39.88 202 60.12
Grand Total 621 223 35.90 398 64.10
9. Profile of Women Entrepreneurs
Based on DSWD Assisted Clients
CY 2007
*DSWD Data 2007, Region 1
Province Total Male %
Share
Female %
Share
Ilocos Norte 233 37 15.88 196 84.12
Ilocos Sur 276 56 20.28 220 79.72
La Union 381 64 16.80 317 83.20
Pangasinan 763 61 8.00 702 92.00
Grand Total 1,653 218 13.19 1,435 86.81
10. Profile of Women Entrepreneurs
Based on DOLE Assisted Clients
*DOLE Data 2007, Region 1
Province Total Male %
Share
Female %
Share
Ilocos Norte 2,269 1,335 58.83 934 41.17
Ilocos Sur 347 114 32.85 233 67.15
La Union 290 126 43.44 164 56.56
Pangasinan 2,376 1,295 54.50 1,081 45.50
Grand Total 5,282 2,870 54.33 2,412 45.67
CY2007
11. *TESDA Data 2007, Region 1
Profile of Women Entrepreneurs
Based on TESDA Assisted Clients
Province Total Male %
Share
Female %
Share
Ilocos Norte 8,075 2,900 35.91 5,175 64.09
Ilocos Sur 2,039 683 33.49 1,356 66.51
La Union 1,668 785 47.06 883 52.94
Pangasinan 2,155 577 26.77 1,578 73.23
Grand Total 13,937 4,945 35.48% 8,992 64.52%
CY2007
12. Support Programs for Women
Entrepreneurs in Region 1 by RLAs
Kind of Program Implementing Agency
H.A.T.A.W. – Harnessing Appropriate Technology to
Assist Women which seeks technology based
solutions to community-based problems in
general, and lack of women’s economic
opportunities in particular. Sample projects like
development of virgin coconut oil; harvesting
janitor fish as alternative source of fuel; and
tapping safe biotechnology practices to boost
productivity.
P340 M has been
earmarked for this
project
To be implemented by
the DOST
nationwide
P.O.W.E.R. – Projects for Women Entrepreneurs
which provides additional capital infusion and
bridge financing. This can be utilized to start uf a
“Botika sa Barangay” and “Tindahan Natin”
outlets.
P43 M has been allotted
through the DSWD
for implementation
nationwide
13. Regular Skills/Entrepreneurship
Training Program such as:
Commercial Cooking
Dressmaking
Food and Beverage Services
Food Processing
Housekeeping
Jewelry Making
PGMA-Training for Work
Scholarship Program:
Care giving
Household Services
Reintegration Program and
Entrepreneurship Program
TESDA’s Free Training Program
Entry Requirements:
Must be at least 16 years old
Must be a high school graduate
and
Must pass the qualifying
examination and interviews
Contact: tesdawomen@yahoo.com
Implemented by OWWA Region 1
thru their OFW “Groceria” Project
& OWWA-NLSF
Support Programs for Women
Entrepreneurs in Region 1 by RLAs
14. Support Programs for Women
Entrepreneurs in Region 1 by RLAs
Women Workers’ Employment &
Entrepreneurship Development
(WEED)
Promotion of Rural Employment thru
Self-Employment and
Entrepreneurship Development
(PRESEED)
Implemented by the DOLE under the
Bureau of Women & Young Workers
(BWYW)
Other Fund Access Programs:
An Act Providing Assistance to
Women Entrepreneurs (RA 7882)
Recognizes the special role of women
in development and supports women
entrepreneurs who are engaged in
manufacturing, processing, service and
trading businesses
GFIs like LBP and the DBP are mandated
to provide assistance to:
NGOs engaged in developing
women’s enterprises to a limit of P2M,
provided the NGO has an operating
track record of a year;
Existing women enterprises to the
upper limit of P50,000.00 and
Potential women entrepreneurs with
sufficient training up to a limit of
P25,000.00 each.
15. UN Millennium Development Goals
Goal No. 3: Promote Gender
Equality & Women
Empowerment
Source: SIDLAK Gender
Resource
16. Women greatly comprise the micro-
entrepreneurs in the country (GEM 2006
Survey)
Of 42 countries, the Philippines
registered the 2nd highest rate of women
involved in business
Although on a global scale there are
more men in business, in the Philippines
the women are as likely to go into
business as men.
17. DTI Business Name Registration: More
women register new businesses BUT their
numbers decline when it comes to business
name renewals (done once every five years.
In 2008, 49 percent of those who registered for a new
business name were female, while 42 percent were
male. The remaining nine percent were registered as
corporations, cooperatives and partnerships
Source: Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI- HO), 2008
18. …more female than male
entrepreneurs took part in
DTI trainings (52 percent)
and availed of the business
development services of DTI
for MSMEs (54 percent).
Source: Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI-HO), 2008
19. Enhancing Competitiveness thru
Gender Mainstreaming
DTI’s Support Programs
for Women Entrepreneurs
in Region 1
20. apply a customized gender mainstreaming approach that is
suited to the business and economic environment specific to the
Philippines.
“…this particular approach veers away from the traditional
framework that highlights the plight of women (for
example, the feminization of poverty), and which pinpoints
gender discrimination against women as a cause for them
not being able to access finance, services, or pursue
business opportunities.
It rather highlights the fact that, as women owners comprise
more than half of registered businesses in the Philippines,
their potential as successful entrepreneurs is a
competitive advantage that the country must
harness.”
Source: GTZ-PSP GAD Briefing Paper
21. SMART ECONOMICS….
…why it makes sense to integrate gender
Provides a strategic focus that looks at
women’s and men’s access to resources
and opportunities and also specifically
addresses gender related constraints to
running a business successfully, enhancing
productivity and making businesses grow.
22. Looking at the national perspective, women from all
parts of the region is encouraged to become
enterprising considering that the “government is
determined to succeed in supporting the
economic empowerment of women” as their
significant role to the development of the nation is
recognized by both national and local leaders.
(March 2008, by President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo in Malacañang during the
Women’s Month Celebration)
Prospects of Women
Entrepreneurs in Region 1
23. A potential to succeed considering the menu of
available services infused by different regional
line agencies such as technical, capability/skills
training, marketing and financing programs, as
presented.
The menu of available assistance given by the
identified RLAs is a springboard to give
economic value to women’s contribution to bring
about globalized economy in the countryside.
Prospects of Women
Entrepreneurs in Region 1
24. Womentrepreneurs…
According to Peny Azarcon de la Cruz of PDI -
Women Entrepreneurs are:
More mature
More enterprising
More adventurous
Hands-on management due to household chores
More innovative and good at management
25. Summary
Women entrepreneurs and would-be
entrepreneurs from this region can never go
wrong if they opt to become
“Entrepreneurial”. One only has to look
around, explore and hone one’s Personal
Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs) to
achieve “Economic Empowerment”.